Sunday, January 24, 2010

List of nonprofits, charities, and aid organizations helping Haiti

With gratitude to the nonprofits, aid organizations, and faith-based groups who are selfless first responders during every crisis.

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NONPROFIT, AID ORGANIZATION AND FAITH-BASED CHARITIES


Action Against Hunger


ActionAid International


Adventist Development and Relief Agency


American Jewish World Service


American Red Cross


AmeriCares


American Refugee Committee International


Americans for UNFPA


Beyond Borders


Bright Hope International


CARE


Catholic Relief Services


CHF International


Childcare Worldwide


Clinton Bush Haiti Fund


Compassion International


Convoy of Hope


CRISTA Ministries


Cross International


Direct Relief International


Doctors Without Borders


Episcopal Relief and Development


Feed My Starving Children


FINCA International


Food for the Hungry


Food For The Poor


Friends of the World Food Program


Giving Children Hope


Global Aid Network


Globus Relief


Grant Foundation


Habitat for Humanity


Haiti Street Kinds


Haitian Health Foundation


Hands Together


Heifer Project International


Hope for Haiti Children's Center


Hope for Haiti Now


International Medical Corps


International Orthodox Christian Charities


International Relief Teams


International Rescue Committee


Islamic Relief USA


K.I.D.S.


Kids Alive International


The Lambi Fund of Haiti


Love A Child, Inc.


Lutheran World Relief


MADRE


MAP International


Medical Benevolence Foundation


Medical Teams International


MedShare International


Mercy Corps


Music for Relief


Search Dog Foundation


National Nurses United


Operation USA


Oxfam America


Partners In Health


Plan USA


Project Concern International


Project HOPE


The Resource Foundation


Saint Boniface Haiti Foundation


Salvation Army


Samaritan's Purse


Save the Children


StillerSTRONG


United Methodist Committee on Relief


UNICEF


Water Missions International


William J. Clinton Foundation


World Help


World Hope International


World Neighbors


World Relief


World Scouting


World Vision


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Thank you for donating time, talent, treasure in Haiti (and everywhere)

Today, we take a moment to thank the people who help. The crisis in Haiti has generated a huge outpouring of aid to the people of that beleagured country. The images of the devastation and human tragedy are searing reminders that people need help now. The media has done a wonderful job of getting the word out about the crisis, running story after story with those images of frightened, grieving survivors, suffering children, human bravery and resilience, miraculous rescues and detailed descriptions of what will help.

You've probably donated already. The relief organizations have an easy time raising awareness because the story is urgent and unambiguous - people are suffering right this minute - now. You can make a difference in someone's life now. Help now. So, generous people all over the world are donating money, time and expertise to help the men, women and children in Haiti.

It is worth considering for a moment the essential goodness of so many, helping those they will never meet, because it is the right thing to do. It's a WOW moment -- a time for thanks for those who give so selflessly.

So thank you. From middle school bake sales to local church fundraisers and missions...to the old reliable first responders, like the Red Cross and the Salvation Army...to the aid organizations who have been in Haiti from the beginning - you are doing great work. You are saving lives. You are making a difference. You are also enabling us to transform our lives by giving, which unites us in love to each other, and reminds us that what connects us is ever so much stronger than that which divides us.

Please take a look at the aid organizations below the next time you consider donating to a nonprofit. There are a million reasons not to donate, not to support these nonprofits, not to give. Some may not support your political beliefs. Some may not share your spiritual or religious beliefs. Yet, there are infinitely more reasons to give, to donate, to help. People need help. People need you. Perhaps you feel a call to help -- otherwise, you would probably not be reading this. All you have to do is find a group you can support.

Ways to investigate charities

Check out Charity Navigator or Network for Good if you are skeptical about a given group. They provide some statistics about how groups spend their funds, they each have their own list of charities, and you can donate directly from Network for Good.



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The list of nonprofits, aid organizations, and faith-based groups helping Haiti is after the jump. The printable version is here.